Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go (OFFICE OF SEN. BONG GO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)
“Nagpapasalamat ako kay Senate President “Tito” Sotto sa kanyang pahayag at pagsang-ayon sa kahalagahan ng pagtatag ng Department of Overseas Filipinos (DOFil),’’ Go said. (I am grateful to Senate President “Tito” Sotto for his pronouncement and recognition of the significance of the establishment of the Department of Overseas Filipino).
‘’Creating DOFil is pursuant to our twin goals of rightsizing the government and improving the delivery of its various services,” he added.
In an interview given on December 19, Sotto said he was ‘inclined to support’ the Senate passage of Senate Bill (SB) 1949 which shall ‘rightsize’ the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).